Slowly, warily Saudi shops defy prayer time shutdown With burger patties sizzling over a hot grill, a Saudi eatery did the unthinkable as a muezzin's high-pitched call for prayer sent Muslim worshippers scrambling to lower their shutters -- it stayed open. Last month the petro-state, which is reeling from low oil prices, decreed that some businesses can stay open 24 hours for an unspecified fee, triggering confusion over whether that includes during prayers. IMAGES AND SOUNDBITES